M.I.A.

I have finally started reading the Twilight series. Once I finish and get my house clean again, I should be back.

15 month appointment...

Landon had his 15 month appointment yesterday. He weighed in at 25 pounds (93rd percentile) and 33 inches tall (60th percentile) He loves to give kisses now, which makes makes my day. And his most repeated phrase lately is "Oh no!" And he says it in situations that actually apply, like when he falls down, or drops something, which totally surprised me. That, and "no, no, no" which he says in just about any situation, which does not surprise me since we are saying that to him constantly! But he's a cutie pie and keeps me laughing all day long. I can't believe how fast he is growing!

And we're back...

It was a crazy trip, but we managed to only run out of gas once, and made it home with only two traffic citations. So the trip was eventful to say the least. There are about 467 pictures from the trip and waaay too much to document in just one post so I figured I would break them up in to several posts as to not bore everyone to the point that you don't check back again.

As for now, I have about 16 loads of laundry to do, so I need to get to gettin'! But I will leave you with one picture from the trip that documents one of our proudest moments as parents.

The best part is, he's not a "picker." He just likes to see just how far he can cram his finger up his little shnoz.

5 a.m...

That's what time we are hitting the open road, bright and early tomorrow morning. Chris, Landon, and I, along with our good friends Carrie and Brandon are heading up to Seattle and then on to Vancouver, British Columbia. (wow. was that the longest run-on sentence or what??) Chris and Brandon served their missions in Vancouver so they are taking a trip down memory lane, and Carrie and I are along for the ride...and the shopping. It is a 12 hour drive to Seattle, so hopefully we all make it there alive and in one piece and our hearing still functioning properly. Landon has a scream that pierces the ears, and in a car, it amplifies as it bounces off the windows.

According to our good friends at weather.com there is a good chance of rain. So hopefully that won't put a damper on too many of our outdoor festivities. Well, I am off to do some laundry and get packed, my favorite part of going on a trip! (riiiight.)

Isabell's Umbrella

My sister in law Ashley just launched a blog dedicated to her little business and shop, Isabell's Umbrella. Be sure to stop by from time to time to shop and get in on the fun giveaways! You will find her cute little prints to be perfect for almost any occasion.

Be sure to check her out!

Happy Mother's Day...

Landon says several words, but none of them are Mom, Mommy, or Momma, or really anything close to it. He says "Daddy" all the time, which is what made this little moment today so great.

Chris: "Landon, say Daddy!"

Landon: "Momma"


And my Mother's day was complete.

Oh Sweet Sadie...

For those of you who don't already know, Ashley and I are teaming up and participating in the Oh Sweet Sadie! Art and Gift Show this weekend. I have gone to several of these shows over the last year and finally decided to participate. They are fantastic! Each show blows me away with all the creativity and things to see. There is something for everyone; home decor, food, jewelry, art, photography, clothing, shoes, designer jeans, tons of things for children and babies, magnet boards of all sorts, and much MUCH more. There is a childcare room if you don't have someone to watch the little ones, so there is no excuse not to come.

So if you live in the area (or anywhere surrounding it) stop by to check out mine and Ashley's booth, and stay to see all the other awesome booths...but mostly come to see ours. he he

Long time, no blog...

Yikes! I haven't updated in quite a while. Partly because we have been be crazy busy and partly because I haven't really had anything too interesting to update about. So for now, I will at least change the scenery for those of you who are "daily blog checkers" so that you will have something new to look at.

We will figure out something witty and exciting to post about soon. For now, we leave you with...Dramatic Chipmunk!

Oh, what our life has become...

Now that Landon as walking, it has only added height to his ability to get in to things. He is now reaching drawers and handles that he couldn't reach before, and it has opened up a whole new world of excitment and treasures for this little boy.

We tried to put boxes in the way to block his access, but that merely slowed him down a bit. However, it did put our food storage to some use.

So now, this is what our kitchen has become:

On the bright side, maybe that lock will keep me out of the refrigerator.

Easter weekend...

We had a very fun and busy Easter weekend. Neither Chris or I have ever really done much for Easter, but with Landon it just gives us one more reason to take him to do something fun, and excuses to buy him stuff. On Saturday we had an Easter egg hunt and BBQ at my sister's (forgot my camera for the egg hunt, but of course!) watched "Enchanted", and also took Landon to swing at the park. This little boy could swing all day with no problem.

Sunday, we spent with Chris's side of the family eating lots of food and watching "Enchanted" again. For his Easter basket - well it was actually an Easter bucket because all the baskets we found were pink or purple and we figured we would most likely get more use out of bucket than a basket, and I here I go rambling so back to the point- We filled it mostly with summer clothes and bath toys since Landon doesn't eat much candy. Oh, and also "Enchanted"...that was mostly for me, Landon only watches through the cartoon part at the beginning, he has no interest once they become real people.

But I would have to say my favorite part of his Easter bucket would have to be his Easter outfit. I love buying this kid clothes! We got him the cutest little pair of shoes. Actually they aren't that little. His feet are so fat we had to get a full size bigger in order to get them on his feet. But we figured that since now he is walking, he can walk in style, which actually required re-learning how to walk since he had never walked in shoes before. With his new outfit came a new haircut, that actually turned into a buzz cut. His hair grows so fast that we figured we would trim off some extra to buy us some time in between haircuts.All in all, we had a great Easter. We hope that you and your families did too!

12 month appointment...

Landon had his 12 month appointment last week.

He weighed in at 24.5 lbs (71%) and 31 inches (86%)

Three years and many more to come....

March 12th marked Chris and my 3 year anniversary. Three years has flown by, yet it seems like we have been married much longer than that. To celebrate, we went downtown to do some shopping and eat at the Melting Pot. If you haven't eaten there, put it on the list of things to do before you die. It is a must. We had a really great anniversary and I am looking forward to many more.

Happy Birthday...

Last Sunday was Landon's first birthday. I can't believe that it's been a year since we first brought him home from the hospital. On the day he turned one he started walking all over the place. He has been holding on to things and walking for a while, but not on his own. Now he is all over the place! He is quite the character, he never slows down and is in to everything, but always so happy! It's hard to imagine what life was like without him. He really didn't care at all about the cake. We should have saved time and just given him a bowl of frosting. Once he had eaten all of the frosting, he just left the cake.

Wendi Aarons...

After reading a recent email about having " a happy period" my sister, Chelsea decided to google the author, Wendi Aarons. She called me at work and told me that she had a blog and that I had to read it. This woman is HILARIOUS!

If you didn't get the "happy period" email, she has that one on there as well.

I heart Missy Higgins.

Every now and then I come a cross a song or singer that is so good I have to tell everyone about it. .

I LOVE Missy Higgins!

Her latest album, On a Clear Night, will not disappoint. You can check out her latest single here.